FAITHFUL COVER REVEAL
Today, Michelle Hauck and Rockstar Book
Tours are revealing the cover for FAITHFUL, book two in the Birth of Saints
series which releases November 15, 2016!
Check out the gorgeous cover and enter
to win a SIGNED copy of book 1 GRUDGING!
On to the reveal!
Title: FAITHFUL
(Birth of Saints #2)
Author: Michelle Hauck
Pub. Date: November 15, 2016
Publisher: Harper Voyager Impulse
Formats: eBook
ISBN: 9780062447173
Following
Grudging--and with a mix of Terry Goodkind and Bernard Cornwall--religion,
witchcraft, and chivalry war in Faithful, the exciting next chapter in Michelle
Hauck's Birth of Saints series!
A world of Fear and death…and those
trying to save it.
Colina Hermosa has burned to the ground.
The Northern invaders continue their assault on the ciudades-estados. Terror
has taken hold, and those that should be allies betray each other in hopes of
their own survival. As the realities of this devastating and unprovoked war
settles in, what can they do to fight back?
On a mission of hope, an unlikely group
sets out to find a teacher for Claire, and a new weapon to use against the
Northerners and their swelling army.
What they find instead is an old woman.
But she’s not a random crone—she’s
Claire’s grandmother. She’s also a Woman of the Song, and her music is both
strong and horrible. And while Claire has already seen the power of her own
Song, she is scared of her inability to control it, having seen how her magic
has brought evil to the world, killing without reason or remorse. To preserve a
life of honor and light, Ramiro and Claire will need to convince the old woman
to teach them a way so that the power of the Song can be used for good.
Otherwise, they’ll just be destroyers themselves, no better than the
Northerners and their false god, Dal. With the annihilation their enemy has
planned, though, they may not have a choice.
A tale of fear and tragedy, hope and
redemption, Faithful is the harrowing second entry in the Birth of Saints
trilogy.
Exclusive Excerpt!
Not for the first time, Claire
reconsidered her decision to stay when Ramiro had asked her. She’d lingered out
of curiosity—and truthfully because it felt good to be needed—but they didn’t
need her now with the Northern army defeated. She could return to the swamp and
away from so many people. Despite her hopes of friends and community, she felt
awkward here. Reason said she’d get used to their ways, but being around so
many folk made her want to hide. Everything pressed down. The walls of the tent
shrunk, pinning her in, and smothering her. It became hard to breathe.
She reached for a fresh strip of cloth,
only to have her hand shake. She snatched the material and began to roll it,
trying to shut out everything else, including her own doubts.
Before she could find a semblance of
peace, though, someone shouted. Ladies screamed. Claire looked over her
shoulder at the noise. A brown-bearded man in a poncho and a floppy hat ran in
her direction. “My family is dead, because of the evacuations. Because of you.”
Claire gasped. He seemed to be talking
to Beatriz, then his gaze found Claire.
“Witch!” His outstretched hand suddenly
held a long butcher knife. “Witch! Stay away from us! Murderer! Abomination!
Die!”
Fronilde dropped to the ground, but
Claire couldn’t move. Surprise robbed her brain of a Song to stop him. Even the
words of the Hornet Tune, which she knew as well as her name, deserted her. The
man closed as everyone scrambled out of his way. Then Beatriz sprang from her
chair to stand over Claire, holding up her hand. The tall, black-lace mantilla
atop her head waved like a flag. “Stop.”
Something about the authority in the
First Wife’s voice—or maybe her simple resistance instead of cringing or
scrambling away—brought the man up short, making him pause for a moment. Just
the moment the bodyguard needed to crush the lunatic to the floor and overpower
him, wrestling free the knife. More guards came running from outside.
Breath rushed back in Claire’s lungs.
Beatriz sniffed and touched a spot on her chest over her heart and then her
forehead and stomach areas. “Imbecile. He didn’t know who he was dealing with.”
About Michelle:
Michelle Hauck lives in the bustling
metropolis of northern Indiana with her hubby and two teenagers. Two papillons
help balance out the teenage drama. Besides working with special needs children
by day, she writes all sorts of fantasy, giving her imagination free range. A
book worm, she passes up the darker vices in favor of chocolate and looks for
any excuse to reward herself. Bio finished? Time for a sweet snack.
She is a co-host of the yearly contests Query Kombat and Nightmare on Query Street, and Sun versus Snow.
Her epic fantasy, Kindar's Cure, is published by Divertir Publishing. Her short story, Frost and Fog, is published by The Elephant's Bookshelf Press in their anthology, Summer's Double Edge. She's repped by Sarah Negovetich of Corvisiero Literary.
She is a co-host of the yearly contests Query Kombat and Nightmare on Query Street, and Sun versus Snow.
Her epic fantasy, Kindar's Cure, is published by Divertir Publishing. Her short story, Frost and Fog, is published by The Elephant's Bookshelf Press in their anthology, Summer's Double Edge. She's repped by Sarah Negovetich of Corvisiero Literary.
Giveaway Details:
2 winners will receive a signed of
GRUDGING, US Only.
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